CarnaticJanya of the 8th melakarta, Hanumatōḍi · Netra chakra
Asāveri
Asaveri is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 8, Todi. Arohanam: S R1 M1 P D1 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N2 S P D1 M1 P R1 G2 R1 S.
Numbers between pads count the semitones from one note to the next. Play from your keyboard with A W S E D F T G Y H U J K.Pitch rises upward. Numbers beside the pads count the semitones between neighbouring notes.
- Parent
- Mela 8 · Tōḍi
- Chakra
- Netra
- Form
- Auḍava–Sampūrṇa · 5 / 7
- Movement
- Zig-zag (vakra) coming down
Raised vs natural Ma
Raise Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.
Natural Ma sits a semitone above Ga and a whole step below Pa: a settled fourth that rests rather than leans.
Scale
7 notes · Sa1Ri 12Ga 21Ma 1Pa1Dha 12Ni 2 · Zig-zag (vakra) coming down
From the textbook
2Ri 2 appears in some phrases, from outside the scale above.
Wikipedia’s list of janya rāgas and karnatik.com, which agree.